Is there a consensus on whether the Samsung T7 would be a better choice for VSL than the T5? From what I've read, apparently the older T5 is faster at random reads. Am I right to assume that VSL libraries are stored as tons of small files, so when a preset is loaded random reads determine the loading speed? If so, this would imply that not only is the T7 not worth the price difference, but the older T5 would actually perform faster for this application. (I'm using only Synchron Pianos.) Thanks in advance for any insights.

Originally Posted by: johnstaf

I just thought I'd add that the read speed (as shown in the Synchron players) for the T7 is slower than the T5. If I run other tests, the read speed for small files is again below that of the T5.

In actual usage the T7 seems to perform very well.

I've been eyeing a 2TB T5 or T7 but am wondering whether the theoretical speed improvement of the T7 will translate to faster real-world performance. I'd be using the USB-C port on a 2019 27" Core i9 iMac. Should I just get another T5 then?

Hi Paul,

I was about to start a thread to request silent keys for all piano libraries, as this is really an important property of acoustic pianos. Happy to discover others have mentioned this, so as a classical pianist who uses this feature "in real life," I'd like to add my voice too.

There are numerous instances in the piano literature in which we depress a key silently and then hold it using the sostenuto pedal for instance.

A simple albeit temporary workaround would be to require a minimum velocity level (something sufficiently greater than 1 in order to emulate an acoustic piano) to produce a sound. Even if there were no sympathetic resonance as a result, this would still be far preferable to hearing a sound no matter how slowly a key is pressed.

Hopefully this small feature can be implemented soon.

Kind regards,

Albert

P.S. Loving the new Bösendorfer Imperial—many thanks.

I've been looking seemingly everywhere for how to uninstall individual microphone positions, not the whole library. I'm using Synchron Pianos with the new Bösendorfer library in particular. I'd like to make room on my drive, and this small issue is preventing me from upgrading to the full library. I assume this must be a common question but I haven't been able to find an answer anywhere. OS is macOS 10.15. Many thanks in advance for any assistance.